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  • 51. Types of products (goods or services) sold, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0158-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that sold only goods, only services or both goods and services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 52. Production or manufacturing of goods sold, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0159-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that produced or manufactured any of the goods that they sold, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 53. Services offered to complement the sale of goods, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0166-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that offered specific services to complement the sale of goods, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Complementary services include after-sales maintenance or repair, installation or implementation, training or technical support, after-sales condition monitoring or quality control, customization, distribution or transportation, leasing or rental agreements, and other services.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 54. Expansion of capacity for services to complement the sale of goods, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0167-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that expanded capacity for specific services to complement the sale of goods, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Complementary services include after-sales maintenance or repair, installation or implementation, training or technical support, after-sales condition monitoring or quality control, customization, distribution or transportation, leasing or rental agreements, and other services.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 55. Number of competitors in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0174-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that faced a specific number of competitors in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 56. Changes in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0176-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which specific events occurred in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific events include entry of new competitor(s), exit of competitor(s), increase in competitive behaviour from existing competitors, and decrease in competitive behaviour from existing competitors.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 57. Response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0177-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that implemented specific changes in response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific changes include change in quality of goods or services (products), adoption of new technology or a new process, change in marketing expenditures or marketing strategy, introduction or acceleration of the introduction of new goods or services (products), change in prices of goods or services (products), and take other actions.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 58. Regular use of business practices, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0193-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that regularly used specific business practices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business practices include product and control management practices – concurrent engineering (simultaneous design), cross-functional design teams, electronic work arrangement, distribution resource planning (DRP), practices related to user or customer engagement and intelligence, and product data management (PDM); quality management practices – continuous improvement (including total quality management [TQM]), business certification or certification renewals, and quality management systems (QMS); other business practices – competitive technological intelligence (CTI) or benchmarking, sustainable development strategy or environmental stewardship plan (ESP), life cycle management (LCM), and intellectual property management.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 59. Strategic focus regarding business processes, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0298-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that had specific strategic focus with respect to business processes (core activities to produce products and all support business activities) over the next five years, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size. Strategic focus with respect to business processes include maintenance on current business processes, optimization of current business processes, introduction of new or improved business processes, downsize of current business processes to focus on areas of advantage.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 60. Required skills, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0299-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that required skills in specific areas, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific areas include basic digital, computer science, information technology, general data science and analytics, natural sciences and engineering, management, business, international business, skilled trades, design, coaching and mentoring skills to meet the needs of the business, and e-commerce or digital trade.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
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  • 101. Estimates of total spending on research and development in the health field in Canada 1997 to 2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200900210793
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This release contains estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada. Tables demonstrate expenditures on health R&D by both performer and funder from 2004 to 2008 preliminary estimates.

    Release date: 2009-03-25
  • 102. Biotechnology scientific activities in federal government departments and agencies, 2007/2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200900110802
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Data on science and technology (S&T) expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel allocated to biotechnology for fiscal year 2007/2008 were collected from selected federal government departments and agencies. The biotechnology S&T data comprise expenditures on research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) for both intramural and extramural performers and the full-time equivalent personnel associated with these activities.

    Release date: 2009-03-04
  • 103. Organizational and technological improvements in Canadian firms and organizations, 2004 to 2006 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200800210739
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The 2006 Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology (SECT) included two questions that dealt with the issues of organizational and technological change. This article will examine organizational and technological change in the private and public sectors, providing the first look at this cross-economy data. An upcoming article will explore the relationship between the introduction of significantly improved organizational structures, management techniques, or technology and the training associated with implementation of these changes.

    Release date: 2008-11-21
  • 104. Research and development of Canadian Private Non-profit organizations, 2006 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200800210740
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article highlights expenditures and personnel devoted annually to scientific research and development (R&D) by Canadian private non-profit (PNP) organizations. These organizations play an important role in the Canadian R&D landscape: providing financial support to researchers in universities and other laboratories and performing their own research.

    Release date: 2008-11-21
  • 105. The transmission of technology and knowledge to innovative Canadian manufacturing firms Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200800210742
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In its recently released science and technology (S&T) strategy, Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage (Government of Canada 2007), the federal government stated its commitment to improving its ability to measure and report on the impact of federal S&T expenditures. In response to this challenge, the Policy Research Initiative (PRI) collaborated with departments and agencies that conduct and fund S&T to explore these issues. This article provides a summary from one of the PRI reports, The Transmission of Technology and Knowledge to Innovative Manufacturing Firms by Publicly Funded Research Organizations.

    Release date: 2008-11-21
  • 106. Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2008 / 2009 intentions Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200800710718
    Description:

    This publication presents recent information on the performance and funding of Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2008/2009 (intentions). The statistics presented are derived from the survey of science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies.

    Release date: 2008-11-20
  • 107. Scientific and Technological Activities of Provincial Governments and Provincial Research Organizations, 2002/2003 to 2006/2007 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200800610707
    Description:

    The information in this document is intended primarily to be used by scientific and technological (S&T) policy makers, both federal and provincial, largely as a basis for inter-provincial and inter-sectoral comparisons. The statistics are aggregates of the provincial government and provincial research organization science surveys conducted by Statistics Canada under contract with the provinces, and cover the period 2002/2003 to 2006/2007.

    Release date: 2008-10-17
  • 108. Industrial research and development, 2004 to 2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200800510678
    Description:

    This service bulletin contains historical and current data on research and development (R&D) expenditures and personnel in Canada, by industry. In Canada, the industrial or business enterprise sector is the largest R&D performer.

    Release date: 2008-09-05
  • 109. Estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education, 2006/2007 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200800410668
    Description:

    The higher education sector is composed of all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of postsecondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments.

    Release date: 2008-08-14
  • 110. Estimates of total spending on research and development in the health field in Canada 1996 to 2007 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200800310651
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This release contains estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada. Tables demonstrate expenditures on health R&D by both performer and funder from 1996 to 2007 preliminary estimates. Historical data indicates that in Canada, health R&D expenditures as a percentage of Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development (GERD) are growing.

    Release date: 2008-07-22
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  • 31. Federal Science Expenditures Intended to Benefit Developing Countries
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5096
    Description: This pilot survey will provide information about federal science expenditures towards developing countries by type of relevant activities in science and technologies and about obstacles and cooperative arrangements with foreign partners.
  • 32. Research and Development in Canadian Industry Intended to Directly Benefit Developing Countries
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5097
    Description: The statistical information collected by this survey is useful for better understanding the measurement of the effort invested by Canada in research and development directed toward developing countries. The data collected by this survey contribute to the federal research and development strategy and are covered in an agreement signed with the Office of the National Science Advisor.
  • 33. Higher Education Research and Development Estimates
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5109
    Description: Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Estimates are funding based investments in sponsored research and development (R&D) expenditures in the higher education sector in Canada.
  • 34. Health Research and Development Expenditures by Therapeutic Class
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5113
    Description: The survey collects expenditure data on health research and development activities by therapeutic class in the Canadian business enterprise sector.
  • 35. Survey on the Commercialisation of Innovation
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5140
    Description: Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division is engaged in a joint project with Industry Canada to investigate the commercialization of innovation process in Canadian firms of small and medium size.
  • 36. Survey on Small R&D Performers
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5154
    Description: The objective of this survey is to better understand the issues and difficulties encountered by enterprises performing research and development (R&D) work, at low levels of expenditures.
  • 37. Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5171
    Description: Statistics Canada has undertaken this survey to provide statistical information on the strategic decisions, innovation activities and operational tactics used by Canadian enterprises. The survey also collects information on the involvement of enterprises in global value chains.
  • 38. Survey of Intellectual Property Management
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5183
    Description: The survey of intellectual property management (SIPM) provides statistical information on the use and management of Intellectual Property (IP) by Canadian enterprises in selected industry groups.
  • 39. Federal Patents, Licences and Royalties Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5188
    Description: Results from this survey will assist in the formulation of key intellectual property (IP) indicators for the federal government. The data collected will be used by federal science policy analysts.
  • 40. Research and Development Personnel
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5193
    Description: Research and Development (R&D) personnel data are essential to assure the availability of pertinent statistical information to monitor science and technology (S&T) related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.

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